History Recap / BabylonFiveS02E17Knives

!Knives

* CoolSword: A Centauri Coutari, which looks a little like a [[UsefulNotes/TheGloryThatWasRome gladius]] (it's actually pretty much a [[UsefulNotes/{{Swords}} spatha]]).

Franklin tells Garibaldi and Ivanova that a device to measure stress he'd given him suddenly surged, then went dead, and now he can't find him. As Londo and Urza prepare to face off, Sheridan is about to launch a Starfury.

* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** Urza and Londo mention the Centauri system of Gorash, with Urza noted specifically as having fought there. The system [[{{Recap/BabylonFiveS02E20TheLongTwilightStruggle}} becomes an important focus later]]

* HonorBeforeReason: Everything surrounding the duel.

* ThanatosGambit: After the duel Londo realizes that Urza [[StrikeMeDown had him outmatched and let him win]]. According to Centauri law, the winner of a duel must take responsibility for the welfare of his opponent's family and estate. Urza's house and family, which would have been forfeit if subjected to Lord Refa's [[ThePurge machinations]], is now under the protection of House Mollari.

* HypocriticalHumor: While discussing lost lovers and old passions with Urza, Londo chides himself for sounding like an old drunk. His solution? Pour himself another drink!

* ShoutOut: The Centauri rule that Urza invoked to have Londo inherit Urza's household, estate, and family after their DuelToTheDeath appears to be based on the Amtal Rule of the Fremen from ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'' (specifically how Paul inherited the family of the Fremen Jamis he had to kill).

* CoolSword: A Centauri Coutari, which looks a little like a [[UsefulNotes/TheGloryThatWasRome gladius]] (it's actually pretty much a [[UsefulNotes/Swords spatha]]).

* CoolSword: A Centauri Coutari, which looks a little like a [[UsefulNotes/TheGloryThatWasRome gladius]]

* OutOfOrder: The episode was intended to air before "In the Shadow of Z'Ha'Dum." It can seem pretty odd that Sheridan sees visions of the Icarus exploding (and him being unnerved by it), even though he just learned what really happened to it.

* ShoutOut: The Centauri rule that Urza invoked to have Londo inherit Urza's household, estate, and family after their [[DuelToTheDeath to the death]] appears to be based on the Amtal Rule of the Fremen from ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'' (specifically how Paul inherited the family of the Fremen Jamis he had to kill).

* UrbanLegends: Grey Sector, where all sorts of strange things are known to happen, and which draws Sheridan [[SchmuckBait like a moth to a flame]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The dead Markab -- an episode in the near future reveals a more widespread problem affecting the species.
** Franklin also mentions that he knows a good Markab doctor. We hear about [[https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Lazarenn said doctor]] in the near future.
** Sector 14's involvement in the plot isn't so important in and of itself, but it keeps [[spoiler: Babylon 4]] in the back of the viewer's mind for when it will become important again next season.
** Garibaldi mentions "The Triangle", an area of the station in Grey Sector where unexplained things happen, including disappearances. [[Recap/BabylonFiveS03E19GreySeventeenIsMissing We later find]] that it has a MissingFloor.

* BaseballEpisode: Sheridan & Garibaldi spend several scenes in a baseball field with a pitching machine & an AI pitcher.

* OutOfOrder: The episode was intended to air before "In the Shadow of Z'Ha'Dum." It can seem pretty odd that Sheridan sees visions of the Icarus exploding, when he just learned what really happened to it.

* ShoutOut: The Centauri rule that Urza invoked to have Londo inherit Urza's household, estate, and family after their [[DuelToTheDeath to the death]] appears to be based on the Amtal Rule of the Fremen from ''Franchise/{{Dune}}''.

* CoolSword: A Centauri Coutari, which looks a little like a [[TheGloryThatWasRome gladius]]

* DoctorsOrders: When Sheridan starts seeing things that nobody else can see and begins acting erratically, Doctor Franklin puts him on several days of mandatory time off to relax. Given his frustration at the situation, Sheridan's idea of "relaxation" is several hours of angrily hammering baseballs.
* DuelToTheDeath